Hair-curler



H. RADZINSKY.

HAIR CURLER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 11. 1920.

Patented May 4, 1920.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. I

HARRY BADZINSKY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 4, 1920.

Application filed March 11, 1920. Serial No. 365,029.

a narrow strip of resilient material of desired length which may be folded upon it-' self to form two opposing arms upon which the hair is usually wound so that these two arms grip, press or clamp the hair between them, an improved means being provided for retaining the two ends of the arms together.

The two arms may, as above set forth, be formed by bending a continuous strip of flexible or resilient material transversely, or if desired the two arms may be formed by pivotally connectingtwo pieces of material together in a desired manner.

A further object of this invention is to provide an improved means for detachably connecting or holding the two ends of the arms together while the device is in use, such means being so constructed that inadvertent separation of the two arms is made very unlikely.

lVith these objects and other objects which may hereinafter appear, in view, I have devised the construction hereinafter set forth, and more particularly pointed out in the claims appended hereto.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part hereof, in which? Figure 1 is a plan view of a hair curler in closed position, provided with my im provement;

Fig. 2 is a side view of the same in open position;

Fig. 3 is a face View of one end of the arms, showing the manner in which the locking means is produced;

Fig. 4: is a sectional view on the line 4-4: of Fig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows;

ig- 6 face view of one end f one of the arms of the curler showing the manner in which a modified form of locking means is produced; 7

Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing the second step taken to produce the modified form of locking means shown in Fig. 6; and

Fig. Sis a perspective modified form of locking means view showing the produced from the blank disclosed in Fig. 6.

from the blank I Throughout the various views of the drawings, similar reference characters designate similar parts.

In the preferred embodiment of my invention, as illustrated in the accompanying drawing, the hair curling device is pref erably produced from a single piece of flat resilient material in the form of an elongated strip, which is transversely folded upon itself to form a loop 1, and a pair of oppositely disposed, normally separated,

spring arms 2 and 8. While I have shown the device formed from a single strip of material and the two arms2 and 3 integral, it will be understood that these two arms can be formed of separate pieces of material suitably united by a pivotal means.

The arm 2 is provided with a point 4c at one of its ends and the other arm 3 is provided with a locking device to receive and retain the end of the arm 2. This locking device is in the form of a hood or shield 5 into which the arm 2 is moved. In Fig. 3 it will be seen that this shieldor hood 5 is produced by means of a laterally extending portion or offset 6 on the end of the arm 3. This offset or laterally extending flange 6 is bent or folded on the line 7 so that it overlies the end of the arm 3.

The laterally extending portion or offset 6 is provided with an elongated longitudinally extending projection 01" hump 7 adj acent its edge, while the opposite edge of the arm 3 is provided with alike projection or hump 8. When the offset, or laterally extending portion 6, is bent or folded upon the line a it will be seen that the projecbe moved in or out of the hood or shield 5 when desired. To aid in moving the arm 2 laterally to perform the'opening or'closing operation, this arm is provided with a longitudinally extending rib 9 for engagement by the finger of the person using the device. v

In Figs. 6, 7 and 8, is shown a modified form of device, in which the arm 3 is provided with lateral extensions or offset flangeslO and 11. These'fianges are coiled or rolled up at their edges as at 12 and 18 (F ig. 7) and the device is'then formed as shown in Fig. 8 so that the rolledup portions 12 and 13 contact and produce the locking'projections. 7 I

I have shown the locking projections. of the device in the form of elongated members, but it will be understood that these may be varied in many particulars, and can.

perform'the necessary functions of the device herein described. 7

Having described my invention, it 1s obv1- ous that the same is not to be restricted to the exact embodiment shown, but is broad enough to cover all structures coming within the scope of the annexed claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A hair curler having a pair of flat re-. silient arms, means for holding the ends of the edge of the arm below the projection on the extension, said projections contacting and resiliently closing the entrance to the hood.

2. A hair curler having an arm, said arm having a closure means comprising a lateral extension bent to overlie the arm adjacent its end and cooperating with the same to form a hood into which another arm is movable, means for retaining said last mentioned arm within the hood, comprising a pair of cooperating separable projections at the end of the lateral extension and on the arm. V

3. A hair curler having a closure means comprising a hood in which an arm is adapted to be held, said hood having a pair of projections forming a resilient closing means for said hood, the arm. intended to enter the hood being adapted to pass be tween said projections, said projections comprising material forced out of the material from which the hood is formed.

4. A hair curler having closure means comprising a hood in which an arm is adapted to be held, said hood having a pair of V projections between which the arm intended to' enter the hood is adapted to pass, said I projections forming a resilient'closing fvided with a pairrof coeperating resilient projections between which said last mentioned arm is moved in entering into the hood.

prising a hair curler having'a pair ofre- 6. An article of the class describedcomsilient arms, one of said arms being provided at its end with a hood into which the end oi the other arm is movable,-sa1d hood belng formed from a lateral extension on the end of the arm on which itis formed,

said extension being bent to overlie the end of said arm and a pair of contacting, movable pro ect ons closing the entrance to said hood. Y

sure means comprising a lateral extension bent to overlie the end of said arm and form a hood, and a pair of movable contacting projections resiliently closing the en trance to said hood.

8. A hair curler having an arm, astrip of material extending transversely across said 7 arm at the end thereof, and locking means comprising a projection on said strip, and

7. In'a hair curler," an arm having 010- i a projection on the arm cooperating with V the projection on the strip.

9. A hair curler having a pairof arms, a hood at the end of one of the arms into which the end 01" the other arm is adapted f to be passed, and a pair of separable, resiliently mounted projections normally clos ing the entrance to'the hood and between i which the arm adapted to enter the hood is passed. e f

Signed at the city, count and State of New York, this 9th day of li larch, 1920.

HARRY RAVDZINVSYKY. 

